Homework: Creating Your Own Philosophy
You learned about the origins of philosophy from regions across the world. From Ancient Mesopotamia, China, Egypt and Carthage to Greece, Rome, and the Americas, the drive to make sense of our presence in this world is a universal endeavor. In this homework, you will review the components of the philosophies presented in this unit including China's Three Pillars, the Socratic philosophers (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle), and the Americas (Tribal, Mayan, Aztec, etc.) and create your own ‘Life Philosophy.' ¬¬
A life philosophy can be simple such as ‘live and let live' or ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' It can be a paragraph or multiple paragraphs whatever you need to present the core philosophy you live by or want to live by. You can adapt a philosophy (live and let live) and make it your own (live in peace and the children will thrive) or create something completely new that connects to your home or work life in a direct way.
Organization:
Present:
Your philosophy
Explain:
The ‘how' and the ‘why' your life philosophy will in the future (or does now) work in your life and provide an example (this can be from a single phrase to multiple paragraphs).
Examine:
How your philosophy connects to as many of the regional philosophies presented in the unit as possible keeping in mind, the more links you can connect to Taoism or Socrates or the Mayans or Stoicism or any other expression of philosophy covered in the unit, the more universal the philosophy becomes (one or more paragraphs).
Share:
How others can put this philosophy into practice in their own lives (one or more paragraphs).
Reflect:
On the creation of your first artifact for the Humanities. Explore why it is important to have a personal philosophy to maintain life balance (one or more paragraphs).
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.